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So far,this department has covered many different aspects of intelligent transportation systems:innovative vehicles and transportation methods,new ideas for infrastructures and public transport,human machine interfaces,and new approaches to renting cars. However,regardless of the transportation method or type of fuel electricity or gasoline future vehicles will still regularly need refueling. Automated refueling is not tightly related to guidance,but it will become important when automatic vehicles travel on our roads. In this installment,Shiu Kit Tso,Ka Lun Fan,Yongde Zhang,and Chun Man Chan describe the status of automatic refueling systems and propose a robotic solution. As they mention,although refueling requires attention only once in a while during the complete vehicle life,automatic refueling involves other important aspects,such as safety,security,or personnel reduction. If you have any comment on this department,feel free to contact me. I also seek contributions on the current status of ITS projects worldwide as well as ideas on and trends in future transportation systems. Contact me at broggi@ce.unipr.it; www.ce.unipr.it/broggi.